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By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Tuesday called on the leadership of MultiChoice Nigeria to appear at the Commission’s office on Thursday to explain its recent proposed subscription price increase. Recall that the Pay-TV operator had announced a 21 percent increase in the subscription fee for its DStv and Gotv packages with effect from March 1, 2025. The company raised the price of the DStv Compact package from N15,700 to N19,000, triggering anger across the nation. The latest price adjustment followed a similar hike implemented in May 2024, which the company attributed to inflation…

By Deborah Nnamdi Smartphones will be banned at schools under new legislation proposed in Denmark, the education minister announced Tuesday. “We have decided to give the government’s support to this idea and that’s why we are starting to prepare a change in the law,” Mattias Tesfaye told the Danish daily newspaper Politiken. The details of the law have not yet been signed off but Tesfaye said “mobile phones and personal tablets will not be allowed at school, neither during break times nor during lessons”. “I believe screens are robbing many of our children of their childhood,” culture minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt…

photo: Grace Iringe-Koko Rivers State PPRO By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have apprehended a suspect, Blessing Oleru, 35, alleged to have specialized in swapping Automated Teller Machine (ATM) debit cards owned by others. Oleru, a member of a larger debit card fraud syndicate, was arrested following a police manhunt. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, stated that Oleru had defrauded a male victim of N523,600 before her arrest. According to Iringe-Koko, the victim had reported the incident to the Olu Obasanjo Police Station after Oleru allegedly swapped…

Photo: Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched an Artificial Intelligence, AI, training programme to equip 6,000 selected senior secondary school teachers across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The initiative, organised by the National Senior Secondary Education Commission seeks to integrate AI into the educational system, enhancing teaching methods and empowering educators with the skills to prepare students for a technology-driven future. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the training, as well as the unveiling of the minimum standards for senior secondary education in Abuja on Tuesday, the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has received the initial shipment of 2,000 tractors and 9,027 additional farming tools from Belarus, as part of its initiative to boost food production in the country. The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, announced this in a video posted on X.com on Tuesday. He wrote, “Nigeria has received the first batch of the 2,000 tractors and 9,027 other farming equipment to be procured in 2025 as President Tinubu’s administration seeks to accelerate food production in the country.” According to Olusegun, the new tractors will be distributed under three key…

By Deborah Nnamdi A newborn baby died in Paris Monday after his 18-year-old American mother threw him out a hotel window, umbilical cord still attached, French prosecutors and a police source said. She threw the infant from the second-floor window of a hotel in the 20th arrondissement in eastern Paris, the prosecutor’s office said. According to the Prosecutor, the newborn was given emergency care but did not survive.The baby died at 7:45 am (0645 GMT) at the Robert Debre hospital, a police source told AFP. Police had been alerted after an infant wrapped in a cloth, with its umbilical cord…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, on Tuesday ruled that popular musician Abdulazeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, and socialite Sam Larry had no involvement in the death of singer Aloba Oladimeji Ilerioluwa, popularly called Mohbad. The court’s decision comes after months of speculation and legal proceedings surrounding the controversial case. Reading the legal advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos, Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje on Tuesday ruled that Naira Marley had no case to answer. The court also freed Owodunni Ibrahim (Primeboy), and Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde. The DPP, however, stated that…

By Deborah Nnamdi A woman, Miriam Ugochi Emenike, posing as a medical doctor at Echoes of God’s Mercy & Grace Mission Specialist Hospital, located on Finbars Road in Umuahia North local government area, Abia State, has been exposed as a fake after an investigation confirmed she had no valid medical qualifications. Emenike, who had been working as a gynecologist and was later promoted to Chief Medical Director (CMD), allegedly used forged credentials to secure employment at the hospital. Despite concerns raised by staff over her qualifications, the hospital’s CEO insisted on hiring her in 2023. Her fraudulent activities came to…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has issued a warning to the residents of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando in Kaduna to steer clear of its open range during an upcoming shooting exercise. The academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Muhammad Maidawa announced in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. Maidawa said the exercise had been scheduled to take place from February 26 to March 1. He said the exercise was part of the advanced application of fire package for the Army Cadets of the 72 Regular Course. According to him, the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium would strengthen economic ties to enhance food security. Mr. Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance disclosed this in a statement he signed and released in Abuja. According to the ministry’s director of information, the minister and the Belgian ambassador, Mr Pieter Leenknegt, held a meeting to explore ways to facilitate cooperation in agriculture and food security. “At the meeting, Edun highlighted Nigeria’s improving economy, declining inflation, price stability, and increased…